Workers drive corporate charity programs

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By Davis Bushnell, Globe Correspondent, 8/7/05


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From left, Jon Roberts and Clyde Johnson of CVS Corp., Massachusetts General Hospital's Dr. Robert Brown, of the ALS Therapy Alliance, and CVS chief executive Thomas M. Ryan. The Rhode Island chain presented a $2 million donation to the alliance during a Red Sox game.

Employee-driven corporate giving campaigns are on the rise, energizing a process once directed by senior management alone.

Based on their own interests in charitable causes, ranging from food banks to cancer research, employees are increasingly sending word through the chain of command that these are causes that employers should also support.

And companies are responding by not only matching employee donations, but also by encouraging staff members to volunteer some of their free time to organizations needing assistance."